Wonderful Gold Discovery Near Empties The Pas
Gold discovery at Copper Lake reported by J P Gordon reveals a six foot wide vein with a four inch quartz streak and 50 percent gold. Samples show wire leaf and nugget gold, while Commissioner Wallace notes no richer find. The town rushes prospectors, stores relocate, and local businesses prepare for a boom as infrastructure work continues.
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Pas
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J.P. Gordon
Gordon
Fire Tops Alderson As Town Struggles To Rebuild
Our own correspondent reports a severe fire in Alderson on Saturday destroying nine buildings and leaving six families homeless. The inferno sparked gasoline blasts at Drummond's hardware and shattered plate glass, injuring Rev. Geo Steele and Bert Cole but causing no serious harm. Streets clogged with debris and heat hampered efforts as the town reels from the disaster.
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Drug Guard
American House
Union Bank
Bucket Brigade
West End
Atlas Tamber Yard
Stubbs’ Hotel
Massey-larris
K. of P. Lodge
Drummond
Geo, Steele
Bert Cole
McEwen
Red Cross liquids surplus materials amid sales reports
Paris reports that the American Red Cross says only perishable goods second hand gear and old stock were sold in Europe. The statement cites 30,000,000 francs in sales and over 100,000,000 francs in relief materials distributed in July and August, with surplus sales run by the Red Cross liquidated board in France.
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Paris
Red Cross
American Red Cross
France
Europe
American Red Cross Liquidated Board
Tory Party Won’t Be Revived Says Conservative Leader
Ottawa Aug 27 The Citizen reports Robert Rogers speech in Winnipeg at a Conservative gathering. The effort to revive the moribund party as it stood before the last election cannot succeed, especially with Rogers leading the effort. The revival is called a rehash of tariffs and privileged interests.
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Ottawa
Robert Rogers
Winnipeg
Citizen
Rogers
Fire destroys warehouse on Spencer Avenue
Firefighters battled a blaze at a Spencer Avenue warehouse used by Mr. H. Fefferman to store furs and junk. The building was nearly destroyed and the goods, uninsured, suffered about 359,00 in damage.
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Spencer Avenue
H. Fefferman
Board of Trade to liquidate enemy debts in three year plan
London August 27. The Board of Trade will be the department entrusted with liquidating enemy debts. A scheme is being prepared for a separate department with a three year workload and millions of dollars at stake. A prominent banker or magnate is expected to head the new unit.
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London
Board of Trade
Southern Pacific Yard Men Strike In San Francisco
All yard men at the Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco walked out late today. Estimates place the number from several hundred to over a thousand as workers question if the action is tied to a broader Los Angeles railway strike or a local independent walkout. News Wanted column is in the shop window.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Los Angeles
Five Million Germans Seek Exit From Fatherland
Berlin reports five million Germans have filed with the Central Bureau of Immigration and its 64 substations for permission to leave. Most aim for South America while many also want to settle in Palestine, signaling a mass exodus from the country.
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South America
Berlin
Central Bureau of Immigration
Palestine
French Vexed at Action of Y. G
Paris reports French officials are exercised over a warning to Turkey that Armenian massacres must cease. The United States is said to have acted alone in sending this demand to the Turkish government. The matter was debated in the Supreme Council with sharp criticism of U.S. interference despite no U.S. mandate to govern Turkish territory.
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Paris
Turkey
United States
Supreme Council
Lack of coal to halt German train service
Basle August 27 according to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger all express train service and probably all passenger train service will be suspended at an early date throughout Germany owing to lack of coal.
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Basle
Berlin
Atlantic City Chosen as Rotary Week Site for 1920
The International Association of Rotary Clubs designates Atlantic City as the 1920 convention host with directors naming June 20 to 25 for the gathering. The meeting venue and exact sessions are set during the directors meeting.
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Chicago
Atlantic City
Innternational Association of Rotary Clubs
SOSH
Bandit Ghage Rg in Home Billets
American cavalry border patrol remains in border towns between Presidio and Hester's ranch after six days in Mexico pursuing bandits who kidnapped two American aviators. Reports say Jésus Renteria led the gang. several bandits killed captured or arrested as the expedition claims success in clearing the Big Bend area.
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Jésus Renteria
J. P. Yancey
Mexico
Big Bend
Tempéy
Freak Ear of Corn by Alberta Linseed Co Inventor
George White of the Alberta Linseed Co reports a strange vegetable specimen an ear of corn showing nine partially developed but distinct cobs. The unusual ear attracts attention from local agriculture circles.
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George White
Alberta Linseed of
Evening continuation classes eyed for two or three schools
The school board discussed establishing evening continuation classes at Elm Street, Toronto Street, and Alexandra schools from October 1 to March 1 next year. Two instructors per center would teach lecture and supervise study with a $2 admission fee and possible $5 course fee.
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Hay
Nmedicine
Elm Street
Toronto St
Alexandra
Canada
Mayor’s coal order reverts to U S currency terms
Windsor reports Mayor Winter placed an order with a U S firm for 600 tons of anthracite coal at 12 000 a ton including freight payable in Canadian money. The request to pay in United States currency would reduce value by about 42 cents per ton. The order is held in abeyance while awaiting possible acceptance of Canadian money by another American firm.
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Windsor
Winter
United States
Railroad Men Mot Rugted to Return to Work
Representatives of four railroad brotherhoods in Los Angeles received telegraph instruction from Warren E. Ston president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to return to work immediately. The announcement was made today in Los Angeles. Striking continued.
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Warren
Brotherhood of
Loc Wotive Engineers
Strikin
Martial Law Extends Across Hungary
Paris reports that Budapest's martial law has been extended to the entire country per a Havas dispatch. The move follows earlier declarations and tight control measures amid ongoing upheaval.
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Paris
Budapest
Hungary
Havas
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